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#ifndef TRANSFORMATION_FACTORY_H_
#define TRANSFORMATION_FACTORY_H_

#include "Transformation.h"
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
#include <vector>

/** \file source/transformation/Factory.h
 * \brief Class for transformation object creation.
 */

namespace transformation {

/** \class Factory
 * \brief Transformation object creation management class.
 */
class Factory{
	public:
    typedef struct TypeInfo{
			const char *name;
			const char *human_name;
			TypeInfo(const char *name, const char *human_name);
		}TypeInfo;

		/**
		 * Create new transformation object.
		 * @param[in] type Name of transformation object type.
		 * @return New transformation object.
		 */
		static boost::shared_ptr<Transformation> create(const char *type);

		/**
		 * Get all transformation object types.
		 * @return Vector of transformation object type information structures.
		 */
		static std::vector<TypeInfo> getAllTypes();
};

}

#endif /* TRANSFORMATION_FACTORY_H_ */

